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• 'Fairphone 2' Designed To Be 'Ethical' Smartphone

  16-06-2015 23:38 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A new smartphone is coming out later this year from Fairphone, a company that aims to take the unethical practices out of the electronics world.
  
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• 'Evaporation Engine' Runs on Water, Propels Tiny Car

  16-06-2015 21:51 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers have created a way to harvest energy from the imperceptible process of water evaporating, using it to power tiny machines.
  
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• Federal Government Ready to Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct

  16-06-2015 20:30 via abcnews.go.com
  US government ready to declare eastern cougar extinct, says it hasn't been seen in 77 years
  
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• Twitter's Lame-Duck CEO 'Over the Moon' About Changes Ahead

  16-06-2015 20:26 via abcnews.go.com
  Twitter's departing CEO promises upcoming features will make messaging service more useful
  
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• OPM Says It Thwarts 10 Million Hack Attempts a Month

  16-06-2015 19:59 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Attacks like the one that exposed the personal data of millions of federal workers are likely to increase, a government official says.
  
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• Photos: Orphan Baby Lion Finds Home at Zoo

  16-06-2015 19:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Google Results Now Show Nutrition for Popular Chains

  16-06-2015 19:41 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Google will provide more accessible, detailed results about specific items and full menus at popular chains.
  
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• The crowdfunding platform made for Africa

  16-06-2015 19:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Picking the right crowdfunding site for your business is key. What works in New York might not necessarily work in Cape Town. Now a South African company has built a platform for entrepreneurs from the continent -- and it's already making waves.
  
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• Do a Barrel Roll! Nintendo Unveils 'Star Fox Zero'

  16-06-2015 19:00 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Nintendo is bringing Fox McCloud, Slippy and the whole Star Fox gang back for the Wii U.
  
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• Here Are the Biggest E3 Gaming Announcements

  16-06-2015 18:40 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Electronic Entertainment Expo -- or E3 for short -- gets into full swing today.
  
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• Study Reveals Ancient Climate of Mars Was Cold and Icy

  16-06-2015 18:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using a three-dimensional atmospheric circulation model to compare a water cycle on Mars under different scenarios 3 to 4 billion years ago, researchers at Harvard believe Mars was cold and icy billions of years ago – not warm, wet and Earth-like. Cambridge, Massachusetts – June 16, 2015 – The high seas of Mars may never […]
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• Scientists Propose Possible Mechanism for Saturn’s Polar Cyclones

  16-06-2015 18:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Atmospheric scientists from MIT have developed a simple model that may predict cyclone activity on other planets. For the last decade, astronomers have observed curious “hotspots” on Saturn’s poles. In 2008, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft beamed back close-up images of these hotspots, revealing them to be immense cyclones, each as wide as the Earth. Scientists estimate […]
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• Researchers Show How Mechanical Forces Affect Cell Function

  16-06-2015 17:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University reveals how mechanical forces play an integral part in cell function. Nuclear membranes protect genes — life’s most precious cargo — but little is known about why they function in different tissue types. For instance, nuclei in brain cells tend to be soft and pliable while those in bone cells […]
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• Scientists Discover Evidence of Methane in Martian Meteorites

  16-06-2015 17:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study details the discovery of methane in Martian meteorites, a possible clue in the search for life on the Red Planet. The researchers examined samples from six meteorites of volcanic rock that originated on Mars. The meteorites contain gases in the same proportion and with the same isotopic composition as the Martian […]
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• What Hackers Got From LastPass

  16-06-2015 17:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  LastPass, the vault where many users have chosen to store their passwords for various websites, suffered a security breach.
  
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• Fin24.com | Xbox, PlayStation present new games

  16-06-2015 17:25
  
  Videogame console titans Microsoftand Sony are vying for attention ahead of the industry's annual E3 conference, giving fans sneak peeks.
  
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• Fed Personnel Agency Admits History of Security Problems

  16-06-2015 17:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  US gov't personnel official concedes agency has history of network security problems
  
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• Q&A: EBay's Security Chief Cites Evolving Cyberthreats

  16-06-2015 17:08 via abcnews.go.com
  Q&A: EBay's security chief says collaboration key to keeping data safe from cyberattacks
  
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• Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $100M to Cornell NYC Campus

  16-06-2015 17:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Bloomberg Philanthropies donates $100 million as construction starts at Cornell NYC campus
  
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• Watch: New Titles Unveiled at E3 Gaming Conference

  16-06-2015 16:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Sony and Microsoft reveal long-awaited games at E3 2015.
  
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• Privacy Groups Walk Out of Facial Recognition Talks

  16-06-2015 16:48 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Privacy advocates pulled out of talks meant to establish voluntary restrictions on the use facial recognition software.
  
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• Secret glue-filled satellite: Sticky answer to space debris threat?

  16-06-2015 15:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Every day, millions of pieces of space junk fly around, hundreds of miles above our heads, each posing a potential threat to astronauts and satellites. It's a tricky problem -- but is a sticky solution just around the corner?
  
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• Fin24.com | Icasa approves Vodacom’s R7bn bid for Neotel

  16-06-2015 14:40
  
  Vodacom’s R7bn offer to buy fixed-line and internet provider Neotel has been approved by South Africa’s communications regulator subject to conditions.
  
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• Scientists emerge from Hawaiian 'Mars'

  16-06-2015 14:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After eight long months cooped up in a plastic dome with five other people, what part of the outside world would you miss the most?
  
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• Israeli Archaeologists Find Inscription of Name From Bible

  16-06-2015 13:35 via abcnews.go.com
  Israeli archaeologists find rare 3,000-year-old inscription of name from Bible
  
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• Cyber attack breaches password database LastPass - Telegraph.co.uk

  16-06-2015 13:08 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Cyber attack breaches password database LastPass
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  Pasword manager LastPass is urging users to change their master passwords after it admitted data including password reminders and email addresses were compromised by hackers last week. The company, which stores account passwords in an effort to ...
  LastPass, secure vault for all your passwords, was hackedThe Week Magazine
  Hackers serve password manager LastPass a slice of ironyInquirer
  PANIC? LastPass was hack
  
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• 'Shenmue 3' crowd funding campaign off to roaring start - Irish Times

  16-06-2015 13:03 via irishtimes.com
  
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  'Shenmue 3' crowd funding campaign off to roaring start
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  When Yu Suzuki took to the stage at Sony's E3 event to announce he was starting a Kickstarter campaign to fund Shenmue 3, there was little doubt that he would reach his goal. Even if that goal was $2 million. Such was the reaction that greeted his initial ...
  Shenmue 3 passes $2M Kickstarter goal in less than nine hoursThe Verge
  Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hoursBBC Ne
  
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• Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours - BBC News

  16-06-2015 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours
  BBC News
  Sony has reached its target of $2m (£1.3m) to fund the making of Shenmue III within hours of launching a Kickstarter campaign. The countdown to the start of the fund-raising campaign took place on stage during the Sony press conference at E3. The press ...
  'Shenmue 3' crowd funding campaign off to roaring startIrish Times
  Shenmue 3 passes $2M Kickstarter goal in less than nine hoursThe Verge
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• Adobe unveils 2015 Creative Cloud update, Adobe Stock, Android apps, and ... - ZDNet

  16-06-2015 12:59 via zdnet.com
  
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  Adobe unveils 2015 Creative Cloud update, Adobe Stock, Android apps, and ...
  ZDNet
  The 2015 'milestone release' of Adobe's subscription-only Creative Cloud suite of apps and services has arrived, bringing feature updates and speed boosts for 15 of its desktop applications, including Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC (photography), ...
  Adobe starts stock photo service, unveils creative cloud 2015Hindustan Times
  Adobe updates Creative Cloud with a sync service, stock photos, an
  
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• Sony PlayStation's epic fail at E3 video game conference - NEWS.com.au

  16-06-2015 12:54 via news.com.au
  
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  Sony PlayStation's epic fail at E3 video game conference
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  IT IS the nightmare developers hope to avoid at the massive E3 video game conference, but unfortunately PlayStation was caught out. Sony Computer Entertainment president and chief executive officer Shawn Layden opened the press conference with an ...
  Sony to expand Vue TV services in USTimes of India
  Sony Reveals New PS4 Games, Firms Up Morpheus VR and Vue TV PlansWall Street Journal (blog)
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• Mystery behind dinosaurs' absence near equator unveiled - Financial Express

  16-06-2015 12:27 via financialexpress.com
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  Mystery behind dinosaurs' absence near equator unveiled
  Financial Express
  The absence of dinosaurs at low latitudes has been one of the greatest unanswered questions about, but now, this mystery seems now on its way to being resolved. By: ANI | June 16, 2015 3:56 pm. Post Comments. The absence of dinosaurs at low latitudes ...
  Extreme Climate Kept Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Away From Tropics For 30 Million ...International Business Times
  Why the tropics were a no-go for plant-
  
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• E3 2015: Final Fantasy VII remake leads trio of major game reveals at ... - The Straits Times

  16-06-2015 12:25 via straitstimes.com
  
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  E3 2015: Final Fantasy VII remake leads trio of major game reveals at ...
  The Straits Times
  A remake of 1997's beloved role-playing game, Final Fantasy VII led a trio of major game reveals at Sony's PlayStation conference at E3 in Los Angeles. The new version of the game will debut on PlayStation 4 with a release date to be announced. The reveal ...
  Square Enix Wins Cheers, Share Gain on Final Fantasy TrailerBloomberg
  Sony's E3 PlayStation keynote unveiled The Last
  
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• E3: The big news you need to know about Xbox One and the rest - BBC News

  16-06-2015 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News
  E3: The big news you need to know about Xbox One and the rest
  BBC News
  Microsoft has announced that you'll soon be able to play Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One. It's making hundreds of old titles playable on the new console. There were also updates on Minecraft HoloLens, Fallout 4, Gears of War 4 and Halo 5: Guardians.
  E3 2015: Microsoft announces new VR initiatives, Minecraft on HoloLens, new ...Sydney Morning Herald
  Bits | Sony Previews Game Lineup at E3New York Times (blog)
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• LastPass, secure vault for all your passwords, was hacked - The Week Magazine

  16-06-2015 12:19 via theweek.com
  
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  LastPass, secure vault for all your passwords, was hacked
  The Week Magazine
  On Monday, password manager LastPass said that unknown hackers had broken into its servers, making off with user email addresses, password reminder answers, and even encrypted master passwords. The company, which promotes itself as the "last ...
  Hackers serve password manager LastPass a slice of ironyInquirer
  Cybersecurity Firm LastPass Hacked; User Data StolenTIME
  PANIC? LastPass was hacked
  
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• Fin24.com | British mobile banking boom continues

  16-06-2015 11:26
  
  Britons are expected to bank on smartphones and mobile devices more than all other channels combined within five years after a fourfold increase in weekly mobile activity.
  
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• Malware used Foxconn digital certificate to spy on Iran nuclear talks - Engadget

  16-06-2015 11:24 via engadget.com
  
  Engadget
  Malware used Foxconn digital certificate to spy on Iran nuclear talks
  Engadget
  Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab has looked deeper into the malware that attacked its network and found that it used a digital certificate stolen from Foxconn. That's the same Taiwanese company frequently associated with big names in electronics, since ...
  Duqu 2.0 malware buried into Windows PCs using 'stolen Foxconn certs'The Register
  Kaspersky, Iran Talk Hackers Used Stolen Foxconn Dig
  
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• Philippine Volcano Spews Ash, No Violent Eruption Expected

  16-06-2015 11:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Philippine volcano spews ash but scientists say violent eruption not imminent
  
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• Push for Facial Recognition Privacy Standards Hits Roadblock

  16-06-2015 09:17 via abcnews.go.com
  Privacy activists say gov't-led effort to set facial recognition standards at 'dead end'
  
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• Sony E3 2015: From 'Horizon: Zero Dawn' to 'No Man's Sky' - Engadget

  16-06-2015 09:00 via engadget.com
  
  Engadget
  Sony E3 2015: From 'Horizon: Zero Dawn' to 'No Man's Sky'
  Engadget
  Sony has surprised audiences at its E3 event by revealing a full-blown Final Fantasy VII remake, the new Call of Duty and The Last Guardian gameplay. It has also announced a seriously lengthy list of games other than those three, including a title for it ...
  New Uncharted 4 trailer at E3, plus Horizon, Dreams, RIGS, and moreMetro
  Horizon: Zero Dawn is about fighting dinobots from hellVentureBeat
  
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• Mars simulation scientists emerge to feel the wind on their faces

  16-06-2015 08:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After eight long months cooped up in a plastic dome with five other people, what part of the outside world would you miss the most?
  
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• Kayak Protesters Detained After Trying to Stop Shell Oil Rig

  16-06-2015 08:51 via abcnews.go.com
  Kayak protesters briefly detained after trying to stop Shell oil rig from heading to Alaska
  
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• Fin24.com | SpaceX to build test track for futuristic Hyperloop

  16-06-2015 08:07
  
  Two years after unveiling plans for a futuristic, high-speed Hyperloop transportation system, Elon Musk announced plans for building a test track in southern California.
  
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• E3: Virtual reality to get real? - iAfrica.com

  16-06-2015 07:14 via iafrica.com
  
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  E3: Virtual reality to get real?
  iAfrica.com
  Virtual reality and the battle to stream play online will take centre stage at an Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaganza kicking off in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Blockbuster video games will once again be the main event at the industry's ...
  Gamers look to virtual realityBrisbane Times
  Virtual Reality Headsets, Gaining Scrutiny at E3 This Week, Raise Very Real ...New York Times
  E3 2015: Square Enix press confere
  
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• Push for Privacy Standards for Facial Recognition Falters

  16-06-2015 06:05 via abcnews.go.com
  Privacy activists walk away from gov't-led talks with industry on facial recognition standards
  
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• Science, Now Under Scrutiny Itself

  16-06-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  A steady increase in study retractions has alarmed journals and scientists, raising difficult questions about how research is conducted.
  
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• Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $100 Million to Cornell Tech

  16-06-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  The graduate school will use the money for the first academic building on its Roosevelt Island campus, which is set to open in 2017.
  
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• Activision shifts allegiance to Sony on Call of Duty - VentureBeat

  16-06-2015 04:17 via venturebeat.com
  
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  Activision shifts allegiance to Sony on Call of Duty
  VentureBeat
  LOS ANGELES — After seven weeks without news, Call of Duty fans have a chance today to hear more about the big game at Activision's Treyarch game studio — Call of Duty: Black Ops III. Normally, Activision would unveil the big military first-person shooter ...
  PlayStation is the new home of 'Call of Duty', first with beta and DLCEngadget
  PS4 lands Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta firstSlas
  
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• Airbus Agrees to Make Satellites for OneWeb Internet

  16-06-2015 02:39 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Europe's Airbus Group will build about 900 satellites for OneWeb, which plans to offer high-speed, space-based Internet access to billions worldwide.
  
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• LastPass Breached, But User Data Safe From Hackers

  16-06-2015 01:25 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Password management service LastPass informed its users Monday that it had detected and blocked "suspicious activity" on its networks last Friday.
  
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• Hack May Have Exposed Info on 390,000 People Tied to DHS

  16-06-2015 00:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Current and former Homeland Security Department employees are among those who may have had their private data compromised.
  
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